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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
<year>1996</year>
<year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB.
</legalnotice>
<title>error_handler</title>
<prepared></prepared>
<docno></docno>
<date></date>
<rev></rev>
</header>
<module>error_handler</module>
<modulesummary>Default system error handler.</modulesummary>
<description>
<p>This module defines what happens when certain types
of errors occur.</p>
</description>
<funcs>
<func>
<name name="raise_undef_exception" arity="3"/>
<fsummary>Raise an undef exception.</fsummary>
<type_desc variable="Args">
A (possibly empty) list of arguments <c>Arg1,..,ArgN</c>
</type_desc>
<desc>
<p>Raises an <c>undef</c> exception with a stacktrace, indicating
that <c><anno>Module</anno>:<anno>Function</anno>/N</c> is
undefined.
</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name name="undefined_function" arity="3"/>
<fsummary>Called when an undefined function is encountered.</fsummary>
<type_desc variable="Args">
A (possibly empty) list of arguments <c>Arg1,..,ArgN</c>
</type_desc>
<desc>
<p>This function is called by the runtime system if a call is made to
<c><anno>Module</anno>:<anno>Function</anno>(Arg1,.., ArgN)</c> and
<c><anno>Module</anno>:<anno>Function</anno>/N</c> is undefined.
Notice that this function is evaluated inside the process
making the original call.</p>
<p>This function first attempts to autoload
<c><anno>Module</anno></c>. If that is not possible,
an <c>undef</c> exception is raised.</p>
<p>If it is possible to load <c><anno>Module</anno></c>
and function <c><anno>Function</anno>/N</c> is exported,
it is called.</p>
<p>Otherwise, if function <c>'$handle_undefined_function'/2</c>
is exported, it is called as
<c>'$handle_undefined_function'(</c><anno>Function</anno>,
<anno>Args</anno>).
</p>
<warning>
<p>Defining <c>'$handle_undefined_function'/2</c> in
ordinary application code is highly discouraged. It is very
easy to make subtle errors that can take a long time to
debug. Furthermore, none of the tools for static code
analysis (such as Dialyzer and Xref) supports the use of
<c>'$handle_undefined_function'/2</c> and no such support
will be added. Only use this function after having carefully
considered other, less dangerous, solutions. One example of
potential legitimate use is creating stubs for other
sub-systems during testing and debugging.
</p>
</warning>
<p>Otherwise an <c>undef</c> exception is raised.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name name="undefined_lambda" arity="3"/>
<fsummary>Called when an undefined lambda (fun) is encountered.</fsummary>
<type_desc variable="Args">
A (possibly empty) list of arguments <c>Arg1,..,ArgN</c>
</type_desc>
<desc>
<p>This function is evaluated if a call is made to
<c><anno>Fun</anno>(Arg1,.., ArgN)</c> when the module defining
the fun is not loaded. The function is evaluated inside the process
making the original call.</p>
<p>If <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is interpreted, the interpreter is invoked
and the return value of the interpreted
<c><anno>Fun</anno>(Arg1,.., ArgN)</c> call is returned.</p>
<p>Otherwise, it returns, if possible, the value of
<c>apply(<anno>Fun</anno>, <anno>Args</anno>)</c> after an attempt
is made to autoload <c><anno>Module</anno></c>. If this is not possible,
the call fails with exit reason <c>undef</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
</funcs>
<section>
<title>Notes</title>
<p>The code in <c>error_handler</c> is complex. Do not
change it without fully understanding the interaction between
the error handler, the <c>init</c> process of the code server,
and the I/O mechanism of the code.</p>
<p>Code changes that seem small can cause a deadlock,
as unforeseen consequences can occur. The use of <c>input</c> is
dangerous in this type of code.</p>
</section>
</erlref>
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